Electrical Designer

Rubicon Consulting is currently recruiting for a Electrical Designer on a 6-month ongoing contract based in Southampton – Hybrid (2-3 days in the office)

Our client is looking for an experienced Electrical Designer, to join their Process & Water division. Our client is well known for delivering complex turnkey engineering projects in sectors such as Process & Water, Energy, Defence, Oil & Gas and Nuclear.

Responsibilities of the Electrical Designer:

• Responsible for management of project specific design deliverables
• Carrying out design in accordance with M&E Design QA Procedures
• Responsible for the detailed design in accordance with the TEL Procedures
• Interpreting and understanding client requirements from client documents (drawings, specifications, correspondence, etc.)
• Communication with client, external design resources and subcontractors to ensure compliance with specification
• Site surveys of existing assets
• Optioneering and feasibility studies
• Assisting with tender pricing
• Production of procurement specifications for electrical equipment and production of detailed design construction drawings
• Project managing third party designs and providing design assistance to installation and commissioning teams
• Review of vendors controls system Functional design Specifications for compliance with our requirements.
• Review of vendor data and drawings for all electrical equipment and package plant, motor control centres, power distribution panels and field equipment panels
• Management of internal and external project specific design costs in liaison with the Project Manager
• Undertaking and checking of design calculations including modelling of the complete power system (AMTECH)
• Preparation of drawings for CAD production, in accordance with the TEL QA procedures
• Assist in the development of process control philosophies with the Process Engineer and suppliers. Production of URS documentation
• Production of electrical scope and works enquiry submission documents
• Estimation of material and labour costs
• Undertake design risk assessments to support detailed design proposals
• Responsible for preparing detailed electrical specifications
• Responsible for the production of single line and block cable diagrams, load schedules, equipment specifications, cable schedules, equipment schedules, telemetry schedules, instrument schedules and I/O listings
• Record and document all design changes through to completion and issue of ‘As Built’ documents
• Liaise with clients and subcontractors

Requirements of The Electrical Designer:

• An appropriate electrical qualification or by experience
• Chartered membership of a relevant professional institution is an advantage but not essential